Thousands of coal miners face loss of insurance, pensions

Thank you Senator Rockefeller for always standing up for the working men!!

I wonder where our fine Congressman, David Mckinley stands on this?

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Those republicans running Peabody Engery would glady throw thier grandmothers off a bridge to make some money.

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"BOLO52" where is your proof of what you say? I never read that in this Article. And here I thought you republicans were for the coal miners!

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we are for the coal minor . we are fr paying our own way not everyone else's with ours. Obamaxare is killing jobs. So now we are in need of state or federal funded bailout (welfare hand out) like most democrats are all for rather then letting someone work and fund it themselves.

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Coal isn't the only dying industry. E.g. USPS (the U.S. postal service) won't be able to pay future benefits w/ future revenue. USPS is a bit different b/c Congress anticipated a problem for once, & required them to fund it all up front. Which doesn't work either.

There have been many other dying industries (whether from changing technology, or just bad management), & some of them had pension funds. All different, but in some ways all the same.

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I was never a Coal Miner but I am going to retire in a few years, Do I get free life time insurance?

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